‘Traffic On Mount Everest’: Viral Video Shows A Choked Everest; Internet Reacts

Not just any peak, but the world’s highest mountain- Mount Everest- that was ‘unsummitable’ just a few decades ago, has now become a site which often ends up witnessing heavy crowds and traffic! It was in 1953 when Nepali-Indian Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary became the first humans to climb the Everet; however cut to 2026, videos of the mountain getting choked by crowds of mountaineers and trekkers is all that is coming forward on social media.Just recently, mountaineer Xavier Ladouceur shared a video online, showing a crowded Everest. As per the post, the video was recorded at the Hillary Step on May 22. For those not aware, Hillary Step is a near-vertical 12-meter (40-foot) rock on the Southeast Ridge of Mount Everest. It is at an altitude

of 8,790 meters (28,839 feet), and is part of the “Death Zone”, which is located just 60 meters below the summit.Throughout the post, the mountaineer also called out the authorities and urged the Nepal government to do something about the “traffic on Everest”. He further called it “dangerous”. The video soon went viral, with netizens reacting in a variety of ways.Times Now could not confirm the details of the post.Check out the viral post: “Nepal government seriously needs to do something about the traffic on Everest. This is getting dangerous,” the post read. The post was shared on Instagram, by the handle ‘Xavier Ladouceur’. The post was shared 3 days ago and pulled over 20K views from people.

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Internet’s reactions: “Complaining about the Everest traffic jam while adding to the Everest traffic jam lol,” a user said. “I don’t understand why they’re allowing this many people at one time,” added another person. “Climbing Everest was my DREAM since I was 12…. Till just a couple years ago when I started seeing this stuff, and hearing about how bad its become,” added another.ALSO READ: US Climber Tyler Andrews, A Cancer Survivor, Creates Record By Climbing Mt Everest In '9 hrs, 55 Mins' “Climbing Mount Everest is no longer a flex. It doesn’t take bravery or extraordinary physical capabilities anymore. All it takes is money. Disgusting how human beings are destroying one of nature’s great beauties,” added another.